MACY, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and its utilities commission have reached a settlement with the federal government to improve the tribe’s drinking and wastewater systems as well as its trash collection program.
The settlement, announced Friday, requires the tribe to implement utilities improvements valued at about $1 million. They would also pay a civil penalty of $2,000.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims the tribe violated the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Clean Water Act. The settlement resolves those claims.
The settlement is in the form of a judicial consent decree filed with the U.S. District Court of Nebraska. It addresses utilities serving the communities of Macy and Walthill, located on the Omaha Reservation.